QF Australian Open 1995

Pete Sampras #1 def. Jim Courier #11

6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the 1995 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasJim Courier
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2410
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.5%67.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.5%71.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.5%56.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%66.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.5%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.3+4.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.8-13.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1995 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasJim Courier
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Aug 17, 1970
Age2324
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)111
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2101,982
Current career W-L739–209489–223
Current career earnings$43,280,489$14,034,132
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 10 3 Jim Courier #11

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #184-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1995R16
Lars Jonsson #1006-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1995R32
Jan Kroslak 6-2 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1995R64
Gianluca Pozzi #956-3 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1995R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #66-7(6) 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 1995SF

Jim Courier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karel Novacek #286-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1995R16
Mark Woodforde #326-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1995R32
Cristiano Caratti #906-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1995R64
David Rikl #1236-4 6-0 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1995R128